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FOREST TALK Fire hits Mackenzie Country hard; Boost to wilding pine control; Export price round-up; Government wood preference policy welcomed; Reduced chemical use increases forestry productivity; New site for Kiwi Lumber; Redundant tourism workers turn to forestry jobs; NZ roads a ‘health hazard’ says NRC; Precision placement meets better recovery; Right tree in the right place for the right purpose; Mixed reception for Wood Fibre Futures report; Moving more freight to rail; UDC Finance sale to Shinsei Bank finalises.

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WORKER WELLNESS: FACT FIRST AID There is no such thing as a small chainsaw wound. Acutely aware that the skills needed for the kinds of injuries seen in forestry accidents were not being taught, Samantha and David Baxendale took matters into their own hands and FACT First Aid, tailored to the forestry industry, was born.

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BREAKING OUT: A SOLUTION FOR PERMANENT FORESTS Back in 2005 the Queenstown Lakes District Council approved a plan for its 650-hectare reserves to be managed as a permanent mixed-age amenity forest, allowing limited commercial recovery.

Now the plan is being revised and updated.

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This month’s Iron Test showcases a beast of burden of a different kind, as we put the first Ponsse Elephant King in New Zealand through its paces.

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FTER A YEAR FILLED WITH GLOOM, EVER-LOOMING LOCKDOWN and potential shutdowns, Government’s long-awaited wood preference policy announcement is welcome news.

Preference to low greenhouse gas emission materials in government construction bodes well for the industry. The use of carbon emitting building materials will inevitably mean more wood is used in construction overall.

Growing the timber market through specifying buildings which are more climate friendly will mean the ratio of wood use will markedly increase, in turn showcasing new timber technologies and benefiting both the forestry and timber sectors.

A similar policy has worked well for Rotorua Lakes District Council. Rolling it out nationally will increase the consumption of New Zealand grown wood and lead to less steel and concrete use. This change in construction materials is intended to reduce the carbon footprint of New Zealand buildings to combat climate change.

Turn to our Forest Talk pages for more on this and other news, including a different take on the recent Mackenzie Country fires that decimated some 3000 hectares of forest. Invasive wilding conifers may have served as kindling for the fire but they marked their own destruction too. Though there’s no denying the devastation caused by this powerful force of nature, an alternative perspective helps to pave a better way forward.

And in this month’s edition you’ll find a couple who also took a different approach to solving a problem. As an integral part of the trauma call team at Gisborne Hospital, husband and wife team Samantha and David Baxendale had seen plenty of poorly attended forestry-related injuries. They soon realised that a regular first aid course simply wasn’t sufficient preparation for the hostile forestry environment. They developed a first aid course tailored to forestry, incorporating trauma and crush injuries among others. Taking their course out to forestry workers could mean the difference between life or death.

Next you’ll find a fascinating account of the history of the Ben Lomond and Queenstown Hill Forestry Plan. Originally approved by the Queenstown Lakes District Council, the article shows what hard work can achieve and highlights the value still inherent in the plan. If revised and updated, it has tremendous potential to make forestry work an option for those who have fallen on hard times.

We may not have escaped the lockdown in the Auckland region yet but Kiwis are fast adjusting to the new normal, still working hard and surging forward. As Spring is in the air, so is hope and innovation, as so many of our stories attest this month.

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Fire hits Mackenzie Country hard Story: Jim Childerstone A WILD FIRE WEST OF LAKE PUKAKI IS ESTIMATED TO HAVE burnt off 3100 hectares of forest and affected some eight properties. However, there can be a silver lining to the worst tragedies, so the saying goes. Much of the growth consisted of invasive wilding conifers obliterating native vegetation and pasture.

The fire was believed to have started after a cooking stove fell over near the Twizel river bed west of Mount Cook Road (SH80).

The blaze leapt the highway and could be clearly seen from Twizel, about 10 kilometres away, although the township was not in danger.

Most of the forests were self-sown mixed age wilding conifers set alight after grass burnt into fringe trees, backed by a strong nor’wester wind. It finally came under control two days later but crews were still attending possible flare ups after.

Local landowners observed that at least it got rid of a large area of wilding pest plants.

At one stage 17 helicopters, two fixed wing aircraft, five heavy diggers, forestry crews and 70 ground staff were involved in fighting the fire through the first couple of days.

Some 200 day visitors and campers had to be evacuated. Eight houses were also evacuated, although two buildings and some plant were lost.

The forests were predominantly Pinus contorta mixed with other conifer species such as P nigra (Corsican), Sylvestris (Scots) pine, Douglas-fir and Ponderosa.

Worst affected was Pukaki Downs Station whose properties spanned both sides of Mount Cook Road.

Manager, George Ormand, explained some of the area was being cleared with nearly 100 ha replanted in non-invasive hybrid P attenuata. A couple of hectares had been converted to a commercial lavender plot alongside the highway, featuring a shop selling lavender products and refreshments to tourists.

The station’s recently built tourist lodge was lost in the fire plus some sheds and implements, but firefighters were able to save most of the plantation and lavender garden. “We owe many thanks to the hard working fire crews for saving these areas,” says George.

Many of the more mature lakeside trees survived, which were to be logged at some stage for export. These contained a mix of Corsican pine and Douglasfir of various ages with potential post timber.

Roborough Downs Station on the west side of the highway reported some damage to the north of the property bordering Pukaki Downs. Owner, Doug McIntyre, described much of the burnt area as patchy and partially fire damaged, but not as destructive as for the neighbours.

Previous owner, Ken Wigley, who had retained some of the property after its sale four years ago, had partly cleared and grassed about 400 ha but lost some stands of Corsican pine ready for harvest.

Nick Ledgard, ex Scion research scientist and specialist on wilding conifers, says that of the total burnt area it would be patchy in parts, some sections missed out or tree tops scorched, with undergrowth more or less intact. He believes that regeneration will continue although the more severe burnt areas may remain conifer free.

He suggests it would be worthwhile to undertake further research to put together a database for future control of wilding infestation. He figures it would take a couple of days to survey with further time to produce a report. NZL

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Above: Pukaki fire area west of Mount Cook Road (SH 80) showing the Corsican pine original shelter belt at Roborough Downs neighbouring Pukaki Downs Station, 2008.

Below: Mature stems at Pukaki lakeside still intact after the fire with potential export harvest of mixed minor species.

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Wilding trees, mixed age and species, predominantly P contorta west of Mount Cook Road in 2009, since affected by burn.

Boost to wilding pine control BUDGET 2020 INCLUDED $100 MILLION FOR WILDING PINE control through the Jobs for Nature programme. The nationwide plan to tackle more than 800,000 hectares of wilding pine infestations over the next year will generate up to 550 new jobs and help prevent future wild fires, say Biosecurity Minister Damien O’Connor and Civil Defence Minister Peeni Henare.

“We’ll see significant work throughout most of New Zealand – in Northland, across the Central North Island, in Marlborough, Nelson/ Tasman, Queenstown, Otago and Southland,” says Minister O’Connor.

“More than $17 million of work is allocated for over 400,000 hectares of wilding infestations in Canterbury alone, including extensive infestations in Craigieburn and the Mackenzie.”

Minister Henare was in the Mackenzie District to survey the fire damage near Lake Pukaki, the spread of which has in part been attributed to wilding pines.

“I saw the devastation first-hand, and heard concerns from locals that the wilding pines are a pest, and play a dangerous part in helping to spread fires. This Government investment will help

prevent fires like this in years to come,” he says.

Minister O’Connor says wilding pine control is part of the Government’s commitment to provide economic support for people, with a significant environmental benefit.

“This is not necessarily about putting people into new careers. It is about finding work for people now, while their sectors recover from COVID-19.”

“Wilding control is largely seasonal work, with some year-round operations. This will allow companies to employ new people – and to keep on existing staff.”

He adds that New Zealanders can expect to see significant changes to the landscape as control activity increases.

“In many areas, like Queenstown and the Mackenzie basin, we’ll be removing longstanding infestations that have become a familiar part of the landscape. People are inclined to think any tree has some value. But the recent fires near Lake Pukaki, only a few years after the devastating fires in Flock Hill, have shown that wilding pines threaten the ecosystem, the economy – and the community. NZL

Export price round-up HIGHER EXPORT PRICES FOR LOGS, DAIRY AND KIWIFRUIT IN the June 2020 quarter helped push overall export prices up, says Stats New Zealand.

The export price index rose 2.4% in the June 2020 quarter compared with a 0.2% fall in the March 2020 quarter. Import prices fell slightly (down 0.1%), boosting the merchandise terms of trade to a new high of 2.5%.

Forestry products export prices rose 11% in the June 2020 quarter, following a 3.3% fall last quarter. Forestry products export volumes fell 20% in the quarter, after forest logging stopped in April as logging was considered a non-essential business during the COVID-19 lockdown.

Champion Freight’s latest report shows shipments to China month-on-month to end of July were up by 9%, thus bumping overall log export values 8%.

Log export values to South Korea were up 13% month-on-month in

July. Logs to India were down a massive 76% compared to July 2019.

Log export values into China year-on-year (y-o-y) to the end of July were down 20%. Overall log exports mirrored that, being down 23% across all markets. Logs to South Korea, now our second largest log market, decreased by 19% y-o-y to end of July.

PF Olsen confirms that domestic demand for logs and sawn timber remains strong, with many mills operating extra shifts to increase supply. Some mills have reported record production days.

CFR sale prices for logs in New Zealand’s main log export destination, China, increased an average of 8 USD per JASm3 over the last month. This increase is due to increasing demand as China enters the peak construction season and log demand is expected to remain high for the rest of the year.

However, increased ocean freight costs and the strengthening NZD against the USD meant At Wharf Gate (AWG) log prices received by forest owners only increased by about 4 NZD per JASm3. NZL

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Government wood preference policy welcomed THE GOVERNMENT’S ANNOUNCEMENT of a policy to give preference to low greenhouse gas emission materials in government construction will be good for both the environment and for the timber construction industry, says the Forest Owners Association (FOA).

“It’s great to have the policy announced at last, which cites wood as the preferred material for government building contracts,” says the FOA’s Phil Taylor.

He adds: “I see it as an opportunity to get those government officials whose job it is to specify for construction materials to seize on the new timber technologies which are now available, such as cross laminated timber and laminated veneer lumber.

“Mid-rise construction is now possible with these high strength construction materials.

And they perform well in earthquakes.

“The government also announced back in July that building codes for all construction would increasingly reflect a priority of protecting the environment under a Building for Climate Change policy.

“The two new policies, one for government construction, and the other for construction in general, are over time going to benefit both the forestry industry and the domestic timber processing industry as well.”

President of the Farm Forestry Association, Hamish Levack, seconds that, saying small scale foresters are vulnerable to price fluctuations: “If there’s a new domestic

demand driver through wood preference then small scale foresters are more likely to get back into business and provide income and employment for harvest crews.”

Phil Taylor says the environmental aspect of the wood preference policy is significant: “Steel and concrete construction emits greenhouse gasses, so transferring over to timber construction keeps carbon locked up in the wood and not released into the atmosphere.

“Using more wood in construction also reflects back on the fact that forestry is a productive land use, provides employment in rural communities and protects the habitat by soil stabilisation and cleaning waterways, also being a valuable recreation resource.” NZL

Reduced chemical use increases forestry productivity USING LESS FUNGICIDE IN RADIATA PINE NURSERIES CAN lead to more seedlings surviving and thriving after being planted out according to a new paper from Scion.

Plantation forestry in New Zealand needs a regular supply of welldeveloped and disease-free Radiata pine seedlings. Fertilisers and fungicides tend to be used in tree nurseries to ensure this. However, exposure to these chemicals is known to affect the beneficial fungi that form mutually beneficial relationships with the pine seedlings.

These ectomycorrhizal fungi help seedlings get water and nutrients while protecting against root pathogens.

Earlier work looking at the effect of fungicides on the fungi communities associated with pine seedling roots found that numbers of the most beneficial fungus were strongly reduced. Increasing exposure to fungicide was also associated with smaller seedlings (decreased root collar diameter).

The researchers were curious as to the possible long-term effects of manipulating seedling fungal communities. They randomly selected nearly 2,600 seedlings that had been exposed to different fertiliser and fungicide treatments for planting in the Kaingaroa Forest. The survival and growth of the seedlings was monitored over the next six years.

Trees that received no or low fungicide treatments had a significantly higher survival rate after six years, and tended to have a greater diameter at breast height although the difference was not significant. Plot basal area, however, was significantly greater for trees that had been exposed to less fungicide.

Differences in fungal communities tended to even out with time.

After two years, any legacy nursery effects had disappeared, with the influences of planting site dominating the fungal associations with the growing trees. While this shows any direct influence of the nursery fungal community structure on tree performance was

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short-lived, seedlings that received less fungicide were slightly larger at planting. This head-start may just be enough to increase productivity relative to the other fungicide treatments.

Trees that received standard or increased amounts of fertiliser were also larger at planting, however, after six years, no difference between fertiliser treatments could be seen.

The authors caution that as the stock for this field trial was obtained from a single cohort of seedlings from one nursery and the field results were derived from a single forest site, the wider relevance of the outcomes cannot currently be confirmed.

Overall, this research provides a new opportunity to explore the potential risks and gains associated with altering nursery chemicals to meet the needs of both nursery and forest managers while also reducing negative environmental effects from chemical use, such as nutrient leaching, strengthening the social licence of nurseries to operate. NZL

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New site for Kiwi Lumber FOLLOWING THE SUCCESSFUL TRIAL OF a sawmill at Matawhero, Gisborne, Kiwi Lumber is setting up permanent operations there. This will create 50 jobs and pave the way for NZ$15 million of capital investment over the next three years, as well as a substantial investment in systems and teams.

“Kiwi Lumber wouldn’t take this site on unless we were confident we could make a go of it,” says Managing Director, Adam Gresham. “Gisborne will be our fourth sawmill site in the North Island. We are pleased with the results of the trial and excited about making our arrangements permanent through a lease with Trust Tairawhiti.”

Trust Tairawhiti chairman, Dr Paul Reynolds, says the initiative is significant to the region: “The Trust invested in local infrastructure to act as a catalyst for growth in the wood processing sector. Tairawhiti currently processes 6% of wood, compared to 39% nationally.

“Kiwi Lumber will not only employ locals, it will also contribute to a more diverse wood industry and a more resilient Tairawhiti economy.”

Trust Tairawhiti Commercial General Manager, Richard Searle, says, “Kiwi Lumber is experienced in taking on troubled timber processing sites, turning them around and growing them as part of the group. It has

demonstrated 70% revenue growth in its sawmilling businesses over the past five years. We welcome that experience and track record to our region.”

Mr Gresham described Kiwi Lumber as a growing, progressive sawmilling company marketing Radiata pine to the USA, Australia, Europe, Asia and New Zealand customers.

The group operates sawmills in Masterton, Dannevirke and Putaruru — employing 275 staff — and now Gisborne.

He adds that Kiwi Lumber is pleased to be creating jobs at a time when the impact of COVID-19 is contributing to job losses and uncertainty in businesses and the workplace. NZL

Redundant tourism workers turn to forestry jobs Story: Jim Childerstone

AT LEAST IT’S A FIRST STEP INTO FORESTRY AND ASSOCIATED industries for out-of-work tourism workers in the Queenstown Lakes District.

Led by AJ Hackett Bungy, a group of Queenstown businesses titled the Work Force Alliance (WFA), are helping recruit people into various occupations other than tourism.

A number of ex bungy workers are busily hacking out wilding trees in the area.

Thirty-hour forestry training courses are being organised by Mike Hurring Logging and Contracting, currently involved with harvesting the 174 hectare Douglas-fir forest on Coronet Peak. A harvest simulator was of some help.

This has resulted in Central Wilding Control’s Amon Saunders filling his three crews with an extra 14 recruits.

The Queenstown-based Department of Conservation currently records 36 workers employed or looking for work after a two-month pilot recruitment project.

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Operations manager, Geof Owen, reports that 20 WFA recruits were employed as wilding crew, out of which six had returned to their previous jobs. A further four were given full-time employment with Central Wilding – one chose to leave after one day, and one was redeployed (to wilderness gardening). Two found new jobs.

The DOC’s Katie Gillingham, Ao Hapori Ranger, reports that eight had been re-employed by WFA’s pest trap-making crew during the pilot scheme. One has since returned to a previous job.

She said 13 had been employed in the trap-making crew during the trial period and had remained with the WFA, although one had a job to return to later. A further 13 had joined the wilderness gardening crew, with 11 finally being employed by WFA, while two had returned to previous employment.

The Queenstown Lakes District Council was unable to give employment figures for its 650 ha reserve forests, but is working on a management schedule when funds become available. This has potential for a number of new forestry recruits. NZL

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NZ roads a ‘health hazard’ says NRC THE APPALLING STATE OF MANY NEW Zealand roads is taking a physical and mental toll on truck drivers according to the National Road Carriers Association (NRC).

“If our roads were a factory or a building site, the workplace safety inspectors would be down on the company directors like a ton of bricks. They are technically a place of work but seem to be exempt to those rules that other businesses have to follow in providing a safe work environment,” says NRC CEO David Aitken.

Mr Aitken says navigating the country’s poorly maintained roads is a major “health hazard” that makes them “unsafe workplaces” for all the drivers that use them, not just truck drivers. The NRC represents 1,800 road transport operators, who collectively operate 16,000 trucks throughout New Zealand.

The NRC is part of the Road Transport Forum, one of five organisations with an interest in the state of New Zealand’s roads which has written to Government ministers suggesting they add road maintenance

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projects to the “shovel ready” list.

NRC Chair, Don Wilson, says, “Our politicians on the left seem to be in denial that we need roads and the politicians on the right are promising billions of dollars for new roads. What we urgently need right now is a road maintenance budget to make our existing roads safe for all users.”

Kerikeri-based Jaklines, which runs four trucks, has had two drivers leave because driving trucks on Northland roads was too hard on their bodies. Jaklines managing director, Jakob Honing, says the delays drivers experience at multiple roadworks also causes stress for drivers, not to mention the pressure it puts on logbook hours.

The NRC is also concerned about the mental stress the drivers are under, trying to keep these heavy vehicles on substandard roads. “Drivers spend a long time in these vehicles and it’s a demanding enough job without having to constantly negotiate these safety hazards. It’s a mentally draining job and it shouldn’t have to be,” says Mr Aitken.

Truck company owners are exhausted from their efforts to get roads improved. One respected provincial operator with a large fleet of trucks made comments that reflected the views of many.

“I have run out of puff and frankly feel defeated with the condition of our roads. A few years ago the industry was listened to and when a poor piece of road was identified it was fixed the next day. That does not happen now, just the poor excuse of no funding available.

“The network needs a huge investment to bring the country’s roads back to a standard we should expect. Our industry feels the pressure of operating on such a poor network with maintenance costs increasing year-onyear and really, no one’s listening.

“I have lost the will to carry on the fight to have roads built and maintained to an acceptable standard. Our vehicles have to be up to COF standard or we pay a fine. Roading contractors are exempt from standards and fines it would seem.” NZL

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Precision placement meets better recovery THANKS TO THOROUGH MARKET research and design procedures involving operator feedback, the Woodsman Pro CFH1400 felling head provides a one-head solution for controlled felling, shovelling, bunching and sorting – minimising breakages while offering value recovery.

“From our own testing and customer interest we could see there would be a real demand for a Woodsman Pro fixed head option here in New Zealand,” says Ensign Director David Cox. The company’s design engineers started development last year and the first CFH1400 was sold to Forest View Logging and delivered back in June. Owner, James Brown, says, “I could not be happier with the head and the Loggic control system is brilliant”. It is fitted to an Eltec FHL 317 L tilter.

The CFH1400 continuous rotation head slows down the fall of the stem and provides precision placement for easy extraction, along with shovelling, bunching and sorting

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and loading. All hydraulic and electrical connections are fed through a central rotating joint and the Rotate Float function disengages the motors for free head rotation when shovelling.

It weighs 3.2 tonnes and can be installed on a 30+ tonne purpose-built or forestry guarded excavator and requires a purposebuilt boom.

It cuts stems up to 940mm in a single cut and up to 1400mm with multiple cuts. Other features include a large capacity 60cc saw motor and 243˚ cutting window, allowing front cuts without needing to reposition the base The head comes installed with Ensign’s Loggic FH control system software which includes: • GPS and PDF Map Viewing which records and plots felled stem locations; • Sensors for measuring stem diameter and tracking the saw bar position displayed onscreen;

• StanForD2010 compliant reporting of stem locations and diameters; • LOGGIC friendly user interface and other handy tools and features (like measuring distances and creating events for preventative maintenance). NZL

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Right tree in the right place for the right purpose WITH FARM VS FOREST STILL A HOT TOPIC AND DISCUSSION growing around NZ’s afforestation targets, the New Zealand Forest and Wood Sector Forum (NZFWSF) is advocating for the right tree in right place for the right purpose as the logical solution.

This means taking a measured approach to the question of land use. Rather than buying a title and saying it will be solely for one use or another, we need to examine the land under the title, and decide what the best use is for each piece of land, says the Forum. In other words, some hill country farmers would benefit from having some of their land under forest, while some forest land could be better used for food production.

At the margin, each piece of land should be looked at, in terms of its primary/multi-use potential, water resources, environmental considerations, terrain/access and proximity to processing and/or export centres such as mills and ports.

For the forestry sector, this means planting a range of forests for a range of reasons, from permanent forests stabilising land and capturing carbon, to forests for manufacture of high-value products, through to short-rotation energy forests. It may also require conversion of some existing production forestry, either into farmland where the land is better used for food production, or into permanent forest/native forest where the terrain or instability of land makes it unsuitable for productive forestry.

For the farming sector, this could mean incorporating more forestry into existing properties, to improve income from poor land as well as reap the additional benefits forests can provide, such as biodiversity and water protection.

Two recent case studies demonstrate how working together can deliver the combined financial, environmental and social benefits to sectors.

Central Plateau – Case Study 1 Future Foresters recently visited a 306 ha dairy farm in Reporoa, Central Plateau, milking 700 dairy cows and growing trees.

The farmer commented: “Economically, there’s a massive pay off. Not only do we get the trees at the end of it, but we’ve got the shelter so animal welfare is a lot better, not only for storm events,

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but also during summer we’ve got the shade.”

“Basically, from all angles, having trees on farm is benefiting us to no end. It adds a bit of nicety to the place, it just makes the place feel like it’s a farm and a home, rather than just a business with a boring landscape. It’s a bloody nice place to work really, at the end of the day.”

Northland – Case Study 2 Another current case study is a 160 ha property in Northland, which embraced a combination of forestry and farming to improve returns. With a maximum carrying capacity of 1,000 stock units, it was insufficient to support a heavily mortgaged family. Dry summers meant this stocking maximum was risky financially and environmentally; so the owner looked at ways to diversify.

Approximately 40 ha of small, steep and erosion-prone blocks scattered across the farm, with little grass growth in pasture, were identified as being more suited to plantation forestry than to pastoral farming.

The farmer commented: “We did not expect taking these areas out of the pasture rotation would significantly reduce the carrying capacity of the farm, and in this we were proved right.

“We could see a spread of plantation ages providing a relatively steady income supplement as our off-farm earning capacity declined.”

Planting commenced in 1983, and by 2001, 43 ha had been planted and 38 ha were in Radiata pine. After harvest the mean net return was $35,193/ha which translates to more than $1,000/ ha per annum. NZL

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Mixed reception for Wood Fibre Futures report THOUGH THE BIOENERGY ASSOCIATION WELCOMES THE RELEASE of the Wood Fibre Futures report, it says it wants greater focus by Government on the immediate use of forest harvest and processing residues for replacing coal.

Brian Cox, Executive Officer of the Bioenergy Association says, “The Wood Fibre Futures report investigates many new investment opportunities but ignores the opportunities to grow the sector by first encouraging investment in existing proven technologies. This would provide a strong foundation for expanding additional sources of forestry residues into these new emerging investments.

“The wood processing sector already uses process residues for heat but there has been little interest in expanding the use of this proven technology to replace coal for other manufacturing process heat. Wood is a fully renewable natural resource which is carbon neutral.

He adds that, “It is encouraging to see government supporting efforts to obtain greater value from forest harvest residues which are generally left as waste. Wood waste from forestry is a valuable resource which we squander because we don’t have a priority for using it to create regional economic opportunities, including additional employment.”

Professor Ian Wright, Chair of the National Energy Research Institute, says the report is “a welcome addition to our understanding of New Zealand’s clean fuel futures”.

Released last month, the report scans innovative technologies that would allow forestry-sourced energy to potentially substitute for imported fossil fuels. It addresses both the short-term prospects (predominantly biofuels) and longer-term options to lock in benefits from the short-term (more refined fuels and biochemicals).

“The best clean fuel options for longer-haul transport in New Zealand (trucks, rail, aeroplanes and ships) are still unclear and subject to active international and local research. This report provides a roadmap to the research and technology investment necessary to leverage New Zealand’s forestry sector as a potential source for future low-carbon energy fuels,” says Professor Wright.

“New Zealand has a relatively unique requirement for long-haul transport given our isolation and access to a portfolio of energy resources. The report is a useful reminder of the need for New Zealand to be investing in applied research to help us address the issues that confront us all,” he says.

Mr Cox adds, “it is great that the Government has recognised that using wood waste to produce energy and other products is good for business and communities, and that proactive climate change policies can have a positive upside to communities and the economy. We just need to have a greater sense of urgency by initially focusing on what can be achieved by 2030 while we investigate the longer term investments outlined in the Wood Fibre Futures report. ” NZL

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Moving more freight to rail THE THIRD MAIN RAIL LINE PROJECT AT the Southdown rail terminal in Onehunga, is the first NZ Upgrade Programme project to get shovels in the ground. Other major KiwiRail-led projects in Auckland will begin in the coming months and help with economic recovery, supporting some 400 jobs.

“Building the third main rail line will remove a key bottleneck for freight and commuter services, as well as give more capacity for the increased services expected once the City Rail Link is completed.

“Auckland is already the busiest rail freight corridor in New Zealand, with around six million tonnes coming to, from or across the city each

year – the equivalent of 400,000 truck trips. This work will make freight services more reliable and make our roads safer by taking trucks off the road and moving more freight to rail.

Deputy Prime Minister, Winston Peters, says the Government is building a strong platform for recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic: “We’re getting rail back on track and that’s good for businesses, communities and commuters. We are investing more than $1.1 billion to make sure Auckland’s rail network is fit-for-purpose through constructing the new third main rail line, extending track electrification from Papakura to Pukekohe, building new train stations to meet growth in Drury, and doing crucial upgrades

across the 100 kilometre network.

The vast majority of the materials used will come from the Auckland region – creating work for quarries, concrete suppliers, steel fabricators and drainage companies.

“It adds up to money in the pockets of local businesses and workers exactly when they need it most,” says Mr Peters.

“Not only are we creating jobs, we are also making sure that commuter rail is in place to support urban growth south of Auckland,” adds Transport Minister, Phil Twyford. “To reduce congestion and emissions we know trains need to be reliable and easy for people to access, and that’s what these upgrades will do.” NZL

UDC Finance sale to Shinsei Bank finalises ANZ BANK NEW ZEALAND LIMITED (ANZ NZ) HAS COMPLETED the sale of vehicle and asset finance business UDC Finance to Shinsei Bank following Overseas Investment Office (OIO) approval for the sale.

UDC Finance Chief Executive, Wayne Percival, says the NZ$794 million sale will position UDC to continue as New Zealand’s largest non-bank lending institution.

“Shinsei Bank’s strong funding, international experience and reach, coupled with its deep asset finance experience, will be a real advantage in accelerating the growth of UDC in New Zealand,“ he says.

UDC Finance has approximately 82,000 active borrowers with loans totalling over NZ$3.3 billion and employs 225 staff throughout New Zealand.

Shinsei Bank Group is a diversified financial group that operates asset financing and vehicle lending businesses similar to those of UDC within Japan and offshore.

Shinsei Bank CEO, Hideyuki Kudo, comments: “UDC is a stand-out performer and will be a major asset for the Shinsei Bank Group. UDC Finance will continue to operate as an independent finance company and we are taking a long-term approach to building and growing UDC in New Zealand,” he says.

“Shinsei Bank’s intention is to retain all UDC staff, retain all operations

in New Zealand and provide the capital needed to grow our funding to our customers.

“We are excited about the opportunity. UDC has a significant role to play in supporting the growth of the New Zealand economy and helping businesses and people with their financial needs.

“ANZ and UDC have also entered into a partnership agreement, with UDC continuing to be ANZ’s asset finance partner and we are jointly committed to supporting shared customers. “ NZL RETRACTION In our September issue Iron Test, a comment from Jonny Edwards, Product Manager for Shaw’s Wire Ropes incorrectly stated: “Terra Cat (previously Gough) has been selling Sany pumps in New Zealand for a while so they must have faith in the brand”. The inference would suggest that Terra Cat has been selling pumps for excavators and similar forestry equipment and that is not the case.

The former Gough Industrial Solutions used to sell Sany concrete pumps in New Zealand, which are entirely different, and these are now handled by an associated company, Engineering & Plant Services. NZ Logger apologises for any confusion this may have created within the industry. NZL

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INLAND’S PONSSE HAS A PENCHANT FOR NAMING its forestry machines after animals... sometimes with no obvious connection to their role.

But that’s not the case with the Ponsse Elephant King.

The analogy between the animal kingdom’s big beast of burden and the top-of-the range Ponsse forwarder is clear. It’s very much Ponsse’s trunk call.

The Elephant King is designed to shift as many cut-to-length logs as its voluminous bunk will allow – up to an official maximum of 20 tonnes – and then slog back to base across any terrain you can throw at it.

And that’s one of the reasons Southland contractor, Darryl Diack, ending up buying the very first Ponsse Elephant King in New Zealand.

Forestry can be tough anywhere in the land of the long white cloud, but in the depths of a southern winter it’s downright daunting. I still have vivid memories of sinking almost to my knees in cloying mud during one mid-year visit a while back.

Ominously, that trip was also to assess a brand new forwarder. Even more ominous, the Ponsse that is the subject of this latest visit is working in the very same forest – Pebbly Hill, just out of Winton. This forest is supposed to provide better working conditions for logging contractors over the winter months. I hate to think what their usual forests are like at that time of year.

The Finns are used to harvesting in extreme weathers in their own country and they’ve developed their machines with such cold and wet conditions firmly in mind.

Darryl is equally used to these conditions. He followed his father into forestry back in 1984 and started his own crew in 2008 and has worked across this region, mostly in pines, with a little bit of Douglas-fir and Eucalyptus thrown in.

During those early years, D and K Logging relied on skidders to pull wood to the skid, but seven years ago he came to the same conclusion

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as many other Southland loggers – forwarders are more suited to forestry in these parts.

“Skidders were alright for the stuff we were doing as a small motor manual crew,” says Darryl. “But as you get bigger you need to keep the wood moving, and skidders, that’s what they do in these conditions – they skid.

“Forwarders are the best way to go in Southland. You don’t make as much mess and if you look after your tracks, that makes it a lot easier and you get the wood out a lot quicker. I know the big skidders will shift a lot of wood too, but they do make a big mess and with environmental rules the way they are now you’ve got to be on top of that all the time.”

Darryl has owned a few forwarders since and the latest purchase was sparked when one of his brothers mentioned that he was looking at the possibility of bringing a second-hand Ponsse from Australia.

“But everything that was for sale at the time had 20-to-25,000 hours on it and he figured that if you got one brand new and you could get 25,000 hours, it’s going to be a good machine and that’s the way to go,” says Darryl.

One small problem; Ponsse wasn’t available here brand new at the time.

That didn’t deter Darryl, who adds: “I was in Australia seeing a friend and we drove past Randalls (the Ponsse distributor) and there were two machines sitting out the front and I said ‘turn the car around, we’re going back for a look’ and that’s where it started.

“I said to the guy there ‘I’ll be coming back to buy one’ and he said ‘we don’t really want to sell in New Zealand unless there is someone to back it up’. Back here I got talking to Brett (from 2 Tyre Tracks and Hire of Invercargill) and he told me he’d been looking into it as well. He POWER FORover BIGtoTIME rang meSERIOUS back and says he’s going look atLOGGERS a Ponsse harvester (for Aiden Thwaites), do you want to come for a look?

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“So I went over with Brett and we met up with Aiden and there was a forwarder working in thinnings and it was shifting plenty of wood and it was that hot there but it wasn’t even heating up, so that’s what really pushed us to get it. Made my mind up there and then. Took a while to get it sorted because it was the first one coming into the country. It had to go through the ROPS certification and all that sort of stuff to make sure it was alright.”

Living up to its name With 2 Tyre Tracks confirmed as the South Island agent and service provider for Ponsse, followed by Donaldson Mechanical in the North Island, the other pre-requisite for the sale of Ponsse in New Zealand was also satisfied.

Darryl’s brand new Elephant King arrived in May last year, along with Aiden’s harvester (Iron Tested in NZ Logger in December) and his smaller Buffalo forwarder.

It’s taken us a while to finally catch up with Darryl and his team to see how their big Ponsse has shaped up, but here we are on top of Pebbly Hill admiring the yellow and grey beast.

A year on from first getting their hands on it, Darryl and chief Elephant King operator, Daniel Bush, are all smiles. Although they do admit to a few challenges at the start of their relationship with the new machine.

“It went to work in Slopedown Forest (in the West Catlins), or Slopdown, as we call it,” says Darryl.

“The mud was up higher than the tracks and trying to learn a new machine in those conditions going into winter wasn’t ideal,” chips in Daniel. “We did a few long days down there trying to make it work. It was

Band tracks are required throughout the year in Southland forests, not just in winter, to protect the sensitive environment. good having the old forwarder there, too, just until we got the hang of it.

But it’s been going great ever since.”

The band tracks have been a permanent fixture on the Ponsse since it arrived in New Zealand and there’s little likelihood of it running on the eight wheels alone, given the wet climate in Southland and the sensitivity of the terrain.

Regardless of the conditions, the Elelphant King is living up to its name. Darryl says it is regularly carting 20 tonnes of logs per trip and could carry more if it had to.

Here on Pebbly Hill, the D and K Logging crew is cutting a variety of P40s, P35s and PP35s up to 6.1 in length, so it doesn’t take many of the larger logs to fill the bunk, even with the sides extended out to the maximum width and the glide bunk pushed out to full length. It always runs fully extended.

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That’s something Darryl prefers. Having already experienced a forwarder with a rotating cab, he likes the more simple design approach.

That doesn’t mean the Ponsse is lacking in innovative ideas. A guided tour of the Elephant King revealed some surprising features.

Such as the various options for clambering up onto the machine – in addition to the usual folding steps leading up to the cab, there’s another step built into the front grille that folds down to allow easy access to the engine, plus separate removable steps that can be used to get up onto the mid frame or rear bunk.

Other nice touches include a tool box that slides out from a hidden compartment built into the bodywork above the top step. Not to mention a compact air compressor and greasing applicator, revealed in another secret compartment built into the bodywork just behind the door into the cab.

We lost count of the number of LED lights festooned around the machine – 18 in total, I think – but what also impressed us is that each one can be individually turned on or off, depending on operator preferences.

“The other guys complain about the lights shining in their eyes when I get back to the skid to unload, so it’s good to be able to turn off the ones

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1: The K100 crane is now the smaller of the two loading options for the Ponsse Elephant King, but it can still lift heavier logs with ease.

2: The squirt boom features an automatic function that sends the arm out as the operator pushes or pulls on the joystick.

3: The relatively small-sized Randalls grapple handles the logs harvested in this forest with ease. that cause most glare,” says Daniel.

Inside the cab itself, it’s a mix of tradition and some nice Scandinavian touches. The rotating air-suspended seat is super-comfortable and locks in any position for viewing loading operations to either side.

In line with modern trends there is no steering wheel at either end of the cab. Steering is done via a large joystick at the end of the right-hand armrest or through a small toggle placed to the right, near other controls.

Although there are some switches on a panel for simple functions, most of the operations are controlled through the computer, which Iron tester, Steven Unahi, explains in his column on page 26.

Perhaps the only criticism of this very light and spacious cab is that there is no screen or any dash information at all for the driver when he or she is facing the front.

At least Daniel has got heating and cooling incorporated into the seat to supplement the excellent climate control system.

Before leaving the cab, there’s one last nifty feature to point out – the small sun screens that pull out to cover the top corners of the glass windows, where glare can often be annoying but not sufficient to require a full screen to be used.

Impressive power There’s good access to the engine, with panels that swing away as well as the lifting bonnet and it looks very familiar. The engine and running gear in the Elephant King is the same as Aiden Thwaites’ Scorpion King harvester, the 6.4-litre, 6-cylinder Mercedes-Benz OM906 LA engine that runs in Tier 3 format.

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Above left: The low bunk keeps the Ponsse Elephant King stable at all times.

Above right: In spite of having a fixed cab, the operator has a good view of log loading from either side of the machine.

We were impressed with the power of the engine in the Scorpion King and both Darryl and Daniel say it doesn’t disappoint in the Elephant King either, delivering a peak power output of 205kW (275hp) @ 2,200rpm, while the 1,100Nm of torque has a broad spread, coming on from as low as 1,200rpm up to 1,600rpm. Directed to the eight wheels through a hydrostatic drive transmission, it’s sufficient to keep the forwarder moving on the steepest and most slippery slope tracks in this forest when fully loaded.

Having just clocked up 1,800 hours, the D and K Logging Elephant King has only just received its first full service following a minor one at 250 hours. That’s a good saving compared to the 1,000-hour interval Darryl has been used to. Oil changes are every 300 hours.

The Ponsse needs to be refuelled once every day to prevent the 260litre tank running dry, which is not bad considering it is working at full stretch on difficult terrain and some of the runs have been very long.

“One run we did in Castle Downs was out to 1.2 kilometres and it was constantly going out 750 metres and all uphill, coming back with a full load,” says Darryl.

“We don’t have such big runs in here. Longest drive is 700 metres down to the next skid but we’ll probably shovel some of that forward.

We’ve got four skids in here. We’ll do three of the blocks this time and come back to do another next winter because it’s hard finding winter forests down here.”

Our attention turns to the all-important bunk and the loading crane. As the largest of Ponsse’s forwarders, it is designed to carry the maximum amount of wood. The width is variable, with the bolsters moving from 3,070mm out to 3,210mm, while the length of the bunk can also be increased from 4,540mm to a maximum of 5,450mm. In its shortened and narrowed configuration, the Elephant King provides a load space of 5.8m2, which rises to 6.7m2 when fully expanded.

And because the wood down here is dense and heavy, the Elephant King is always loaded up to its 20-tonne limit. With such large loads, it is good to see the frame and bunk showing no signs of fatigue to date and evidence from overseas indicates that will be the case for many years to come.

The crane looks up to the task, too. Built in-house by Ponsse, the K100 was the only model available when Darryl was shopping for a new forwarder. There is now a choice of two, with the larger K121 offered as an option that offers more slewing torque (48kNm versus 38kNm for the K100), greater lifting moment (195kNm versus 160kNm) and a longer reach (up to 10 metres versus up to 9.5 metres).

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Are they missing out on the bigger crane’s extra performance? Hardly, says Daniel: “It works fine, most definitely. It does everything it needs to do. Darryl and I are the ones who operate it most and we’re happy.

Whatever you can put in the grapple, it will lift.”

That grapple is built by Randalls Equipment in Australia. It’s a 0.36 HD model, weighing in at a surprisingly light 378kg. With a maximum opening width of 1,540mm, the grapple can swallow a good amount of wood.

Darryl says: “Not sure what weight it’s lifting in each load – we could have put scales on there but at the moment we don’t really need it.

“With some of the 6.1s and 5.5s you’ll know, so it’s just common sense. If you’ve got one that’s not too big you’ll get away with two of them and if it’s going to be too heavy you just let one go, especially if the squirt boom is fully extended.”

Automatic boom The squirt boom itself is quite interesting, because there is a switch to automate the extending function.

Daniel says: “I’ve got it on auto all the time so you don’t have to worry about using the toggle. It means that where you have got your dipper arm starting you just use the crane normally and it will go out by itself.

You can override it by using the toggle as well. So if the load is going to be heavy you can choose to bring it in manually. It takes a lot to get used to, but I find it awesome.”

Darryl not so much. He says: “I haven’t really got used to the auto, it’s not me. I prefer the toggle, because I don’t put the boom in and out all the time – I’ll put it out so far and just leave it there.

“Sometimes I might need to extend further if I am unloading and it’s a bit far away. I can do that manually. It’s what I got used to on the Timberjack I first operated.”

Forwarder technology has moved on significantly since the Timberjack days, Darryl acknowledges, and he’s happy with the way things are going. So is Daniel.

“The thing that impresses me most is the computer side of it,” says Daniel. “I’m not that big on computers but I can keep track of what I’m bringing in and how much we’ve done for the day – it’s all done on cubage. If I am working with the harvester he’ll cut me a pile of 20 cube and if I can fit that on, I get a pretty good idea of how much we’ve done and what’s left to bring in.”

Darryl nods, adding: “This is the way of the future. We’ve got that thing on the harvester for keeping track of all the grades and stuff, and

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they (Rayonier, the forest manager) are going to want the forwarder hooked into it as well.”

Daniel continues: “So you know you can go out and pick up a certain grade and then go somewhere else and pick up other grades.”

For today’s test, the Elephant King will be collecting wood cut down yesterday by the Volvo 250/SATCO harvester and processed by the Komatsu/SATCO – just enough to make two loads. Then it will chase the harvester down on the other side of the hill, where it is cutting the next block.

Iron Tester, Stephen Unahi, has already familiarised himself with the controls and how to personalise the crane and grapple functions to suit his tastes – via the computer – needing only to wind it back a little before he feels comfortable with the speed and response.

As the machine moves out, Pebbly Hill lives up to its name, with some lumpy bits under the muddy surface providing an interesting test of the ride characteristics. It hardly flinches. The two bogeys soak up much of the punishment and then the Active Frame cabin suspension softens the blows even more, keeping any swaying to a minimum. It gets better as the machine is loaded, with the extra weight helping to smooth the ride. Even when empty, the Elephant King has a solid feel, tipping the

scales at around 23,700kg.

Daniel says the stability and ride comfort are among the best of any forwarder he has experienced during his seven years’ operating them.

“I like this one,” he says. “The centre of gravity is quite stable because everything is lower down in the chassis. But it still has good clearance, going through the deep ruts in the tracks it doesn’t get bellied at all.”

It will take a very deep rut or a high stump to come into contact with the underside of the Elephant King, thanks to its 800mm ground clearance.

The drive to the first log gathering site is very short, so there is little opportunity to test the unladen speed of the Elephant King.

Using the squirt boom on both auto and manual, Stephen gets to work filling the bunk with a selection of nice, straight logs, only raising the hydraulic log gate to protect the cab as he gets to the height limit.

Heading back to the skid, Stephen makes good use of the 44-degree turning angle provided by the centre pivot to turn onto the main track in one single manoeuvre and quickly offloads.

The second loading site provides a slightly longer drive, but still too short to show off the

Lots of room in the cab and little clutter, as most of the information is accessed via the computer, although there’s no screen at the front. The heated and cooled rotating seat is nice and comfy.

20km/h top speed. No matter, the Elephant King is speedy enough at loading and then disgorging its cargo at the skid site, keeping the stacks piled high to service as many as 12 trucks a day. All the pruned wood will go to the local mills at Winton or Invercargill, while the rest is trucked to Bluff for export.

With the Iron Test over, it is easy to see why Darryl Diack is happy with his own trunk call to put the first Ponsse Elephant King into a New Zealand forest. Others are sure to follow. NZL

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FOR SUCH A BIG MACHINE, THE NEW Ponsse Elephant King is really smooth and easy to operate.

Settling down into the seat and finding all the controls at your fingertips makes a good first impression. Taking it down to the cut-over on a rough track and not feeling the lumps and bumps just adds to the impression of this being a quality machine. You’ll do a whole day in there easy and go home refreshed.

I like the roominess in the cab and how light it is. Lots of vision from all angles when it’s empty and you’re driving out to load logs.

You lose that vision directly behind once the bunk is full, so you’d need to rely on a rearmounted camera when travelling. However, ‘Bushy’ (Daniel Bush) and I both commented that when you are driving it from the front, if you hear an alarm going off, there is only the screen behind you. Might be a good idea to have a small one in the front, or even a mirror so you can just glance back.

The two options for steering got my seal of approval. I mostly used the wee toggle on the side of the armrest and found it very relaxing and responsive.

Also impressive was how nice the controls are to use. The layout is similar to what you’ll find on other forwarders working here.

On your left is your arm dipper, slew etc, while on the right is lift, grapple open and shut, with a rotator button on the side. The controls for the frame are also on the righthand side.

I did try it with the squirt boom on auto and I thought ‘wow, that’s interesting’. Once you get your head around the way it works, it should be really good and I think most operators would use it all the time.

I liked the speed and lift of the crane and slew. It’s easy to go into the computer and alter the speed and response. I had it turned down a bit but Daniel turned it up when he took over and you could see how fluid he was, with no sense of jerkiness. Setting it to your ability and progressing from there is a good feature. On machines that I’ve tried with a simple power adjust, when you turn that up everything is all go. This one has much more finesse and it allows you to, say, make your slew work quicker than your dipper out, or vice versa, so you can

Iron Tester, Stephen Unahi have different speeds for different functions.

That’s good, especially if you have big stuff and you might want more on your lift up and slew but slow when you are putting it down.

There were a couple of bigger logs that tested the limits when I had the boom right out, but once I picked them up it was quite responsive.

A good feature is the low and wide bed.

That works well for stability and it also means that you only lose rear visibility when it is loaded right up.

And a rotating seat versus a rotating cab?

There are plus and minus points for both approaches. I don’t have any issue with moving the seat around manually.

Forwarders are a sensible choice for many harvesting operations down here in Southland and Darryl seems very happy with it. After my short time in the cab I have to agree. NZL

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David Baxendale discussing first aid emergencies with a crew in Opotiki.

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HE INJURIES ASSOCIATED WITH logging are rarely minor! There is no such thing as a small chainsaw wound. Commonly we see crush injuries to both the limbs and the body, head injuries, spinal injuries, and also chainsaw wounds.”

Strong words from Samantha Baxendale who, together with her husband David operates FACT First Aid, tailored to the forestry industry.

As an integral part of the trauma call team at Gisborne Hospital and both Emergency Care instructors and Anaesthetic technicians, they witnessed a number of forestry-related traumas that “could have been managed better at the scene”.

“We’re regularly part of the trauma callout team and some of the things we were noticing commonly with forestry accidents were lots of bleeding injuries from crushes or chainsaw injuries and nobody was applying tourniquets or using haemostatic dressings.

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This all stemmed back to the first aid training that was happening,” says Sam. She looked into the training forestry workers were receiving and was shocked that the normal approach to first aid was to complete a unit standard course. David, who has a strong background in military medical training, says though first aid courses are “really good” they don’t cater towards one specific industry: “It’s like a one-size-fits-all situation with all the courses that are out there – the major trauma and crush injuries are not covered. If you have an arterial bleed, a basic course is not going to help you. Forestry takes place in a hostile environment. It’s wet, it’s hilly, it’s full of obstacles, it’s full of natural hazards.”

Sam adds: “First aid courses cover the basics which are great for the regular office worker or school teacher but for forestry workers triangular bandages aren’t going to help if you are bleeding out from a chainsaw wound.”

Taking action Acutely aware that the skills needed for the kinds of injuries seen in forestry accidents were not being taught, Sam made contact with Safetree a year ago explaining that with what they had seen in the hospital situation, more specific training tailored to the forestry industry was desperately needed. After further discussion and meetings with the Forestry Industry Safety Council (FISC), FACT First Aid was born with Sam and David as joint owner operators and instructors.

The course was developed especially for forestry, incorporating the requirements for a normal first aid course and adding the components deemed necessary for forestry workers to make a difference to the outcome in a forestry injury scenario.

“We use lifelike limbs – an arm and a leg.

The arm has got a foreign body and we teach the importance of not pulling the foreign body

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Top: Sam Baxendale showing Maria Jeffrey, Health and Safety Manager, Stubbs Contractors, how to use Celox haemostatic dressings.

Above: Stubbs contractors Log 30 practices CPR.

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out and how to dress it so it’s safe and not bleeding. The leg has a chainsaw injury on it which actively bleeds. We teach how to stop that bleeding by safely using tourniquets and haemostatic dressings to help prevent catastrophic bleeding. We also demonstrate the different types of bleeding and ways to stop it. We are training to survive, from lacerations or amputations, to crush injuries, fractures and even getting people out of a confined space (machine cab) in an injured state. These skills can save lives,” says Sam. Another focus is on the contents of fallers’ first aid kits and trauma response kits.

“Quite often the contents of the first aid kits meet basic standards but don’t contain the equipment to help with the injuries sustained on a forestry site,” she explains.

The Worksafe regulation around first aid requirements is not a unit standard as many people assume, says Sam. The Health and Safety at Work (General Risk and Workplace Management) Regulations 2016 state that: Adequate number of staff are trained to a level that is related to the level of risk in your workplace. And this doesn’t have to be a unit standard. Also that the content of your first aid kit must take account of the circumstances and hazards of your workplace. So the contents should be decided based on the outcome of your Needs Assessment. Where particular hazards exist, the kits should be provided with additional contents.

A safe space The course takes place on site in a “comfortable” environment, “their” environment. “This is a safe learning space and builds trust within

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the initiative “pushing us back by about six months from where we wanted to be”.

“We were unable to train at all with COVID restrictions, even within the hospital environment and the New Zealand Resuscitation Council (for which Sam is a Certified Instructor of healthcare professionals) continues to place restrictions on how we train, to ensure we are safely carrying out our courses in this challenging time,” says Sam. “We were also required as essential workers within the hospital which meant we had to reprioritise during the different alert levels as we were required to be available for the hospital.” the crew – they know their mate has the skills to help them, they know they have their back. A comfortable environment also means they will learn more, ask questions and give things a go without the intimidation of being in a classroom with people they don’t know,” says Sam. The course runs over half a day and feedback has been “very positive” she says, with plenty of interaction between workers and facilitators: “The participants are really invested and enjoy the course. Most courses

we do tend to lead to another booking for the contractor’s crews. The forestry industry seems to be very supportive which is great as we really need both contractors and land owners on board.

“We love passing on our knowledge and skills to people and the reactions when we get out the limbs and make them bleed are priceless!”

Though welcomed by the industry, rollout has been slightly slower than planned thanks to COVID-19 which impacted significantly on

Top left: David and Sam preparing for Stubbs Contractors Log 4 crew course.

Middle left: Samantha demonstrating how to pack a wound with Celox to the Opotiki crew.

Bottom left: Opotiki crew seeing the different types of bleeding.

Above: Demonstrating safe use of tourniquets.

Below: Rayonier Matariki Forest Operations Managers.

Well-received Nonetheless they pushed forward, “We have worked with several contractors and also forest land owners, Rayonier Matariki Forests.

We recently delivered our course to all their operational managers in Tauranga and we have commenced a drive to up-skill their crews (harvesting, silviculture and roading) around the Eastern Bay Region.”

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Above: Stopping the bleed.

Left: Examples of the training limbs.

company’s workers have taken the course, expanding to 400 into 2021. Health & Safety Manager, Wayne Dempster, reiterates that managing trauma injuries (particularly those that occur in forestry) goes beyond what is normally covered in the units standardbased first aid courses.

He says the FACT First Aid course is practical and focused on forestry scenarios and has been extremely well-received by the forestry workers. “Knowing exactly what to do to support a critically injured person, until such time as Emergency Services arrive, is vitally important. Workers will be far more confident and have the skills to do what they have to in the event of an emergency situation. Without putting too fine a point on it, it could be the difference between life or death.”

FISC’s Fiona Ewing agrees: “In forestry we work hard to keep people safe and well but accidents can happen, and the nature of forestry work means these accidents can involve serious injuries and it can take a long time for professional help to arrive. That means it’s essential that forestry businesses have good emergency procedures, including giving workers appropriate first aid training.

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Check that your first aid training is tailored to forestry.”

She points out three key aspects for emergency planning: • Be able to communicate quickly to get help.

• Be prepared to give first-aid before emergency services arrive.

• Hold practice drills at least twice a year so everyone knows what to do if the real thing happens.

Robert Stubbs, Managing director at Stubbs Contractors, whose crew also underwent the training explains, “We’re not planning on having the accidents but in the event that these accidents happen, we need to be able to deal with the situation then and there and keep those people alive and comfortable until emergency services arrive.”

Foreman, Shane Biddle, adds: “Yeah, training’s pretty crucial. And it’s good for the industry to get confidence, to get a better understanding of how to control and manage in these situations and be more comfortable about it, with everyone on the same page.”

With this in mind, FISC made a video

about the training, posted on the Safetree website. “In addition to covering core first aid techniques, the video highlights how forestry workers can be trained to help keep an injured mate stable until the ambulance or helicopter arrives. Hopefully the realistic nature of the video will remind people of the importance of keeping their training and emergency procedures up-to-date,” says Fiona.

And there’s no letting up for Sam and Dave who are developing their courses still further.

“We will continue to advocate for forestry workers to get adequate training to keep them safe and improve outcomes from accidents,” says Sam. “We are currently working on a course that incorporates the management of forestry sites following an emergency and looks at communication and management strategies, as well as bringing in the first aid training and techniques we teach.”

To see the FISC video visit: https://safetree. nz/resources/emergency-response/ For the Emergency Response fact sheet visit:https://safetree.nz/wp-content/ uploads/2018/07/Emergency-responseNZL plan-2018.pdf

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ACK IN 2005 THE QUEENSTOWN Lakes District Council (QLDC) approved a plan for its 650-hectare reserves to be managed as a permanent mixed-age amenity forest, allowing limited commercial recovery.

This was the culmination of previous attempts by the QLDC to implement a longterm plan for its reserves.

It has indicated recently that this plan, titled Ben Lomond and Queenstown Hill Forestry Plan, could be revised and updated.

This could provide extra jobs for tourism workers redundant due to COVID-19 according to one report.

The basic research, at some cost to the Council, was undertaken by then Carter Holt Harvey (CHH) forester, Branislav Zoric, an Austrian specialist in European recreational/production forests.

To say he was thorough would be an understatement. Over the previous two years he had developed a series of plots resulting in 17 separate compartments.

The prominent species were mostly selfsown Douglas-fir, introduced in the early days of gold mining to prevent rock fall on the back of the developing township.

Limited stands of other species included P Radiata, Corsican (P Nigra), Ponderosa Pine, Macrocarpa, Eucalypts, Sequoia, Sycamore and native Beech.

Over the years prolific self-generating Douglas-fir had spread well over the area, resulting in different growth levels.

Zoric diligently plotted the areas, taking into account species mix, age groupings, contour, growth rates and access potential.

Much of the Ben Lomond face is steep with areas of unstable rocky bluffs and interim terraces. Queenstown Hill features easier contour.

Work begins

Above: Select stem felling Douglasfir at Bob’s Peak, QLDC Reserve 2004. The stem pictured was felled in 2019 – Height 54 mt by 1.3 mt DBH. 40 mt 5 grade logs.

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I was on a part time contract to the Council to assess harvest potential under the plan. Also helping free up Beech colonies.

One lower terrace had already been logged earlier on by a Balclutha-based crew, netting the council $187,000.

Good quality of mostly Douglas-fir logs were trucked to a ready market at Luggate Sawmill, near Wanaka.

This was an earlier attempt by the Council to look at a management system for these forests with potential income in 1997.

Encouraged by this, Council mayor, Warren Cooper, after a site visit by Crown Forestry Resource Management’s Greg Kendall, Terry Burrows and myself, got the Balclutha loggers to work under Wrightson Forestry's supervision. Cooper’s main comment was, “Is there a buck in it for Council?”.

As the net returns appeared to stack up, Wrightson continued to access harvest operations. This resulted in a small coupe attempt north of the Gondola cableway on a steep area with no feasible access. It meant manual felling with the only method of extraction through heli-lift to a site near the Gorge Road industrial centre.

A Russian Sikorsky helicopter capable of about a four-tonne lift was used for the job.

The logs were large and the motors were loud. The result was that businesses in the industrial area could not hear phone calls while the chopper was overhead, and made it generally known that the operation was not exactly welcome.

Some further work on tracking and access was carried out with some select stem felling before Wrightson moved on to more traditional forestry work elsewhere.

As part of the 2005 programme I followed Zoric’s instructions on small scale coupe logging and select stem systems (not new to me as I had already carried out select stem recovery to suit my portable mill in the 1970s.)

In 2006 I supervised two coupe on a terrace above York Street with mixed success.

Walk tracks, picnic areas and mountain bike tracks were already appearing in much of the area, as well as other potential tourism activities, such as zip lines and bobsled tracks.

It meant using formed mountain bike tracks as hauler lines to the access road skid site. And the best time to undertake a harvest was mid-winter when there was less activity.

That meant working on frozen ground, resulting in machines skidding and limited

Map above: Ben Lomond and Queenstown Hill Stands showing Zoric’s plotted compartments, 2005 Below left: Heli-logging Douglas-Fir. Below: Douglas-fir stand with native manuka growth under storey (Herbert Forest 1996).

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daylight hours, providing a headache for both myself and contractor, Grand Devery Logging.

The sun disappeared for the three weeks!

The council still netted nearly $10,000, but had to restore accessways and mountain bike tracks.

Lessons learnt However we did learn a few lessons for further harvests, later carried out by Dave Collett’s specialised crew.

Both clear-felled coupes were planted out with Sequoiadendron giganteum which, according to Zoric, were quicker to take off than Douglas-fir in the first 30 years, suppressing Douglas-fir regen’.

Part of the plan was to control the more invasive species, but use the Douglas-fir as a continuous cover tree for both land stabilisation and future commercial harvest through stem selection.

This meant assessing the growth and form of selected stems suitable for maximum returns.

A Johnson Forestry Services crew spent several weeks in 2006 thinning and clearing undergrowth on areas near walkways. These are possibly jobs in waiting if the Zoric plan is upgraded.

A Skyline Company expansion project for its Gondola cableway meant the removal of trees on both sides, an ongoing job.

Several 80-year-old Douglas-fir measured more than 50 meters in height with 1.3 mt DBH and 40m of clear top grade stem.

But don’t ask the contractors the cost of removal, which involved arborists with the tricky job of taking them down above rocky bluffs without sending rocks down to the base ticket office.

Grand Devery Earthworks and Logging has since taken on the job.

If a full forestry plan is implemented, one submission suggests that between 100 to 120 silviculture workers could be employed in the reserves, as well as controlling wilding spread above the forest. NZL

Above: Douglas-fir at Bob’s Peak in the partially cleared area, QLDC reserve 2004. Regen Fir covers open ground for possible future commercial recovery!

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Stirring the POT? Prue Younger, CEO Message Let us take an open look at the pending referendum which has the potential to legalise recreational use of Cannabis. For us in the forestry industry we know that there is no place for drugs and alcohol in our workplace and we are already vigilant and conducting testing for the safety of our workforce. However, when the debate comes up about testing for impairment, we need to know what that means too. Physical impairment at work suggests any decrement in task performance which could lead directly or indirectly to an incident or accident.

Asking for an opinion on the basis of voting, the FICA Board has clearly stated that we have no mandate, nor do we wish to influence our members on this matter, voting in the referendum for or against the legalisation of cannabis. It is a matter for every New Zealander’s personal conscience, however, whether individuals in the industry support it or not, it will be necessary for authorities and the forestry industry to decide how to manage the fallout if cannabis is legalised.

Our industry group works tirelessly to promote safety in our workplace to ensure our workforce get to go home to their families at the end of their work day. It will force the issue of impairment from drug use to the forefront of our vigilance, directed at determining the risks posed by cannabis use rather than whether they have used cannabis recreationally. FICA has long recognised this as an issue posed by urine drug testing and its issues detecting past use as opposed to saliva drug testing related to recent use and likely impairment, and last year put this information on testing methods and drug detection limits to our members. We anticipate more discussion of measuring impairment or more correctly likely impairment and saliva drug testing now that we have a NZ technical standard.

Like others who have commented on this subject, FICA sees random testing and saliva drug testing as a deterrent and safety net not unlike alcohol breath testing which is used to keep our roads safe from those who are likely impaired, especially if we face cannabis being legalised. We don’t plan to encourage impairment tests which are physical tests as they are too subjective, but saliva drug 40 NZ LOGGER | Octoberr 2020

testing seems to tick all the boxes for us if recent use and likely impairment is our goal to determine.

A new Cannabis Regulatory Authority will be created to oversee the market, though that is just a holding name. The official name of the authority has not yet been decided. The authority’s purpose will be to reduce harms from cannabis use and lower the overall use of cannabis over time. It would be responsible for granting licences, setting taxes and fees, setting limits on potency, and running a number of public education campaigns.

As an important primary industry, forestry has been at the forefront of instigating policies that include drug and alcohol testing and we would hope that FICA and other forestry groups will be invited by the authority to be at the table and support the development of standards and regulations to offer guidance, specific to the forestry workforce.

With a decision to legalise cannabis being a possibility, FICA’s stance will be to treat this drug the same way we treat alcohol and other legal medications that can put people at risk at work – we state that we are working at a “zero tolerance” limit in the workplace. This adds to the risks that we already manage with falling trees, heavy equipment and mechanised machinery around people in forests. Alcohol has limits established and is used by NZLTA so we would need to establish and support protocols that will maintain a high standard of safety for our industry if Cannabis is legalised. Currently we rely on the drug detection limits of the NZ drug testing Technical Standards (NZS4760:2019 and NZS4308:2008) and our Health & Safety at Work legislation.

As an industry organisation FICA has been preparing for potential legalisation and given that oral fluid/saliva drug testing is now covered technically by the NZ & Australian Standards, we will work on this with our members and the Forest Industry Safety Council to ensure that there are safety measures that enable us to continue to focus on the highest priority, being worker safety.

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With the suggestion that Government plan and encourage increased education on cannabis if legalised, this would be in line with where our industry sits and we would seek to be part of that opportunity to develop standards, educational programmes and support for our own industry.

It will be our intention to develop a technically credible statement and policy along with other forestry associations in the coming month in the event New Zealanders vote for legalisation, being prepared again ahead of many other industry groups. Ultimately our members want to have clear standards and expectations that allow us to maintain our focus on safety and reduced risk for what is a significant industry group.

Is there any harm in disrupting the status quo and promoting the discussion of workplace drug testing?

Although we appreciate urine as a test medium, saliva drug testing can be seen as a more fair and reasonable way to keep workplaces safe from the hazards of drug and alcohol impairment and people in jobs, especially if legalised. Many other industries take this position using saliva testing because of its target of recent use and likely impairment, as accepting of, or even encouraging recreational drug use. There are many already questioning urine drug

testing as an unfair, unbalanced reflection of fitness for work in relation to other more serious classes of drugs detectable and citing the privacy act as a point of challenge. The outcome and debate around the Cannabis Referendum is bringing this subject to the forefront and it demands careful consideration.

FICA is merely bringing this discussion to the open forum and this in no way reflects the opinions of FICA members. We will continue to work and be across all new and emerging technologies and to set the Standards and policy for safety and harm reduction for our Industry.

The final comment comes from our own Forestry Industry Safety Council National Director, Fiona Ewing: “If cannabis use is legalised, we will need to manage it like all other legal drugs, including alcohol and prescription drugs, as we currently do. There is no place in a high-risk industry for impairment at work that may put people at risk.”

The use of medicinal cannabis came into effect in April and this regulation is an entirely separate matter from the upcoming cannabis legalisation and control referendum which will be linked to the 2020 General Election but it also needs consideration of the implications of how we monitor its impact on safety in our forests.

Key Facts - Referendum • Minimum purchase and possession age of Key Facts - Referendum 20 years old.

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- purchase and possess up to 14 grams of dried

•cannabis An eligible can: (orperson its equivalent) per day. purchase upplants to 14 grams of dried - -grow up toand twopossess cannabis for personal cannabis (or its equivalent) per day. use on their own property, up to a maximum -of grow to two cannabis plants for personal fourup plants per household. use on their own property, up to a maximum • Ban on marketing - advertising cannabis of four plants per household. products.

• Ban on marketing - advertising cannabis • Requirement to include harm minimisation messaging on cannabis products. products.

• Confining use - private homes and licensed premises, Smoke-free Environments Act 1990.

• Requirement to include harm minimisation messaging on cannabis products.

• Limiting the sale of recreational cannabis to physical stores (i.e. no remote or online sales).

• Confining use - private homes and licensed premises, Smoke-free Environments Act 1990.

• Control over the potency of recreational cannabis being sold.

• Limiting the sale of recreational cannabis to physical stores (i.e. no remote or online sales).

• State licensing regime for recreational cannabis.

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• Establishing the Cannabis Regulatory Authority to licence and authorise supply.

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Congestion is a good thing UNLIKE DRIVING IN AUCKLAND, CONGESTION in this competition is a good thing.

Particularly as it shows participants are getting core skills right but also some of the extra skills that we believe forestry professionals demonstrate day in and day out.

This issue we bring you the second round of results for harvesting along with as many photos of top performers as we can get into NZ Logger.

As we noted last month in relation to thin-to-waste, we are pretty pleased with the response harvesting participants have made to the challenges put in front of them.

We are ecstatic about the results at the top end of this competition. It’s going to be another close call when the end of the year results are assessed. That’s the way it should be.

So, congratulations to all those who featured in the results but don’t take your foot off the throttle as there are a bunch of folk very close behind.

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They back you and your workmates to succeed as professionals, so why wouldn’t you support them?

They believe in what we do and what you do.

So a big ongoing thank you to our Strategic Partners – STIHL and NZ Logger and sponsor SWAZI. The best way to keep our industry working is to get out and support those businesses that support New Zealand.

Participating Companies This competition wouldn’t be what it is without our participating companies.

We understand the commitment it takes from them to be part of Top Spot and value their ongoing support and feedback.

Our ongoing thanks to Rayonier/ Matariki Forests, Wenita Forest Products, Port Blakely, Crown Forestry, Brand Logging, CMH Logging, Hauraki and Moehau Logging, Thomassen Logging, Te

Jamie Youngman, Dan Vaughan and Matt Baldwin.

Waa Logging, Inta-Wood Forestry, Otautau Contractors, Heslip Forest Contracting, Waikato Forestry Services, Hodgson Silviculture, Makerikeri Silviculture, NJ Sim Forestry Services, SAS Forestry, XMen Forestry, Central Forestry Services, Mangoihe Logging, Kohurau Contracting, Kings 1 Logging, Kuru Contracting, Dennis E Hayes Logging, Swain Logging, Lumberjack Logging, Ernslaw One, Blue Wood Logging, Mike Hurring Logging, McCallum Logging, Whisker Logging, Kaha Logging, Lahar Logging, Dempsey Logging, Moutere Logging, JBD Harvesting, McDougall Logging, Forest View Logging, Kimberley Logging, Dewes Logging, X Men Harvesting, Storm Logging, Eastside Logging, Veal Forestry, McHoull Forestry, Pride Forestry, Halley Forestry, Penetito Forestry, FM Silviculture, Forest View Forestry, Wayne Cummings, Rodco Forestry, Johnson Forestry, Pro Forest Services, Eastside Logging and Norwest Logging.

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Into performance?

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From left: Eli Savage, Quinten Kew, Brian Kenny, Solly Walker, Tristan Armstrong and Anthony Tipene.

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Safety/performance/quality

Kelvin Bouskill.

Smiler and Simon Katene.

FUNCTION

BREAKING OUT CABLE

George Hinana.

CREW

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MOEHAU 99

QUINTEN KEW ELI SAVAGE SIMON KATENE AVRIL PEHE ADAM BRAND DANIEL VAUGHN HAMISH CAMPBELL ROSS BERTRAM LEE TOMLINSON PERRY EYLES COREY CARMICHAEL DAVEY DIACK DALE KOIA KRIS TREVENA STEVEN HAWIRA DAVID MCCALLUM CHET SWAN JAMIE YOUNGMAN MATT BALDWIN BRAD ATKINSON TRISTAN ARMSTRONG KIT BRADLEY WILLIAM CALLAGHAN NICK PAEWAI KARL DIACK LYLE SWAIN SOLOMON WALKER WILLIAM STEVENSON PETER DEMPSEY MATE NGAROTATA ADRIAN VAN’T WOUT KERRY GAVIN KEVIN SCARROW MOHI PAUL STEVE BEACH ANTHONY TIPENE CHARLES WIPAKI GEORGE HINANA RICHARD CARMICHAEL CHRIS WINTER LUKE KIRK BRIAN KENNY CHARLIE BALLE KELVIN BOUSKILL HAYDEN DISKIN SMILER KATENE

MOEHAU 99 LAHAR LOG 4 LAHAR LOG 4 BRAND 101

FORWARDER OPERATION

BRAND 101 FOREST PRO WHISKER LOG 2

GROUND BASE EXTRACTION

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SHOVEL LOGGING

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SWAIN 10 MANAIA LOG 9 MANGOIHE 5

MECHANISED FELLING

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WHISKER LOG 3 BRAND 101 BRAND 101 MANGOIHE 5 MOEHAU 99 WHISKER LOG 2

MECHANISED PROCESSING

LAHAR LOG 4 JD HARVESTING MCCALLUM 30 SWAIN 10 MOEHAU 99 KAHA LOG 15

Nick Paewai.

MACHINE OPERATION ON THE LANDING

DEMPSEY LOG 8 MOUTERE LOG 18 BRAND 101 GAVINS 106 MCDOUGALL LOG 95

POLEMAN/ SPOTTER

LAHAR LOG 4 MANAIA LOG 9 MOEHAU 99

SKIDWORK

MOUTERE 2 LOG 7 LAHAR LOG 4 KAHA LOG 15 KAHA LOG 15

MANUAL TREE FELLING

MCDOUGALL 95 HAURAKI 91 HAURAKI 91

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PLACING

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Safety/performance/quality

Kit Bradley.

Richard Carmichael.

Luke Kirk.

Chet Swan.

Corey Carmichael.

Wiremu Stevenson.

Chris Winter.

Ross Bertram.

Mohi Paul.

Charlie Balle.

Charles Wipaki.

Peter Dempsey.

Steven Hawira.

Kit Bradley.

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Kevin Scarrow.

new iron

CAT 336 TAKES ON LAKE TAUPO FOREST NEW VOLVO FOR WOODS Paul Woods has put a new Volvo EC300DL forestry carrier to work at Mount Cook Station in Canterbury. The New EC300DL is matched well with a Satco 3L2Tsc harvester and the combination with the Volvo positive control hydraulics adds to the performance.

The new EC300DL sits on a factory high and wide 40-tonne undercarriage with HD grousers and a factory guarding package with forestry cabin. Sold by Ewen Satherley/Andrew Falloon of Transdiesel.

Waa Owens of Te Waa Logging recently put a new Next Generation Cat 336 to work in Lake Taupo Forest. The machine will be used for felling and delimbing with the new 3l2 Satco head – the combo proving more than a match for the massive Lake Taupo wood, averaging 3.5 tonne piece size. Pictured from left are owner Waa Owens and operator Rob. The machine was sold by Brent Van Der Burg from Terra Cat in Rotorua.

HITACHI FOR BEL FORESTRY Recently delivered to BEL Forestry, this Hitachi ZX250L-5G is working in the Marchburn Forest in Blenheim. It’s kitted up with a guarding package from Pro Steel and an STL grapple. Operator, Turk, is stoked with the travel speed across the skid and its quick and smooth hydraulics. Sold

by Nelson/Marlborough CablePrice Rep, Todd Blackwood.

THIRD SANY FOR FAST LOGGING

FOURTH DOOSAN FOR WAITUHI

The Team at Fast Logging has taken delivery of its third SY305H Sany machine with a full Ensign package by Shaw’s. The machine is performing shovelling and fleeting duties in Tokoroa. Pictured are Sany operator, Brendon with Fast mechanic, Nigel.

Waituhi Land Preparation has recently put its fourth Doosan DX 225 LL Road Builder spec machine to work in its central North Island operation. Its factory high and wide, factory guarding package and 30-tonne class undercarriage makes it a perfect fit for land prep work. Sold and rigged by Priceright Parts & Machinery.

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FALCON WINCH ASSIST FOR DIACK A very happy crew at Diack Contracting in Gisborne took delivery of a brand new Falcon Winch Assist on a Volvo EC250DL base. Pictured from left are Bing (operator), Steve Thorn (of DC equipment) and Ian Diack (Owner).

THREE FOR THREE AT BEARD LOGGING Kerry and Sally Beard of K&S Beard Logging in Hawkes Bay have recently taken delivery of three new Hyundai FX3230G grapple loaders – a new machine allocated to each of the three hauler crews operated by Kerry & Sally’s three sons. The first machine was delivered into the Tongoio Valley area to crew, Log 12, managed by Shane Beard and operated by Tuck. The second machine had a bit further to travel to its destination, approximately 30km inland from Raupunga on the East Coast between Napier and Wairoa. This crew, Log 11, is managed by Shannon and operated by Bronson. The third unit was delivered halfway between these two operations, operating on a steep skid site just before Putorino on SH2. This operation, Log 10, is managed by Corey and operated by Meiwaka.

ANOTHER WOODSMAN PRO FOR HAUTAPU PINE PRODUCTS Hautapu Pine Products of Taihape recently took delivery of this Woodsman Pro 750, fitted to its existing Tigercat H855C machine. Sold by Ensign’s Adam Aldworth.

NEW WOODSMAN FOR MOREPORK JOHN DEERE FOR PEACOCKE LOGGING A new 948LII John Deere Grapple Skidder was delivered to Alister and Deliala Peacocke’s stems crew working in Kaingaroa. This is the first machine to be delivered by Agrowquip’s new Construction and Forestry division. Agrowquip took over John Deere Construction & Forestry at the start of July, covering the North Island.

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Morepork Forest Harvesting of Wanganui recently made the upgrade to a Woodsman Pro 750, replacing its old Woodsman Pro 700. The new 750 is fitted to an existing Tigercat H855C base machine. Now operating the Loggic control system, owner Brad Merwood is impressed with the package and its performance. Sold

by Ensign’s Adam Aldworth.

new iron

KOMATSU PC 300LC–8 FOR BBL

JOHN/DEERE WARATAH COMBO FOR ROSEWARNE

Tony and Julie Shanahan of Gisborne’s BBL Contracting, have recently taken delivery of a new Komatsu PC 300LC-8. The team at EMS did the guarding package and also fitted a winch to the boom. “The winch is very handy for working off those razor back ridges,” says Tony. This is the third Komatsu PC 300LC-8 set up like this in the BBL Contracting fleet. Pictured from left are Dave Swann, Kiefer Shanahan, Alan Payne, Shawn Whyte, Logan Williams (operator), Irish and John Kosar (Komatsu Forest NZ). Photographer, Mark Graham (Heavy Equipment Services).

When it came time to add another Harvester to the fleet, Rosewarne Contractors looked no further than the tried and tested John Deere 3756G LC with Waratah 626 combination. Seen here on delivery in the Glenbervie Forest are Joey Stevenson (top). From left are Peter Goodwin (AGrowQuip), Ben Suffield (John Deere customer support manager), Marty Seymour, Luke Rosewarne, Jake Bryant, Tony Rosewarne, Fern Walton and Lane Hodgeson (operator). Machine sold by Phil McKenzie.

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